Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 60 | 100 | 121 | 135 | 100 | 92 | 73 | 72 | 167 | 192 | 178 | 157 | 147 | 145 | 137 | 167 | 126 | 116 | 114 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.82m | 2:00PM1.99m | 2:22AM1.88m | 2:56PM2.09m | 3:18AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.12m | 8:15PM0.17m | 8:33AM0.05m | 9:13PM0.12m | 9:31AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | N 5 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 100 | 121 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 54 | 45 | 167 | 192 | 178 | 157 | 147 | 145 | 137 | 167 | 126 | 116 | 27 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | N 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 96 | 92 | 135 | 86 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 44 | 72 | 114 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 10 | NNE 3 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 71 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 38 | 64 | 56 | 7 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 145 |
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